Wales v Ireland Six Nations 2015: Tony Copsey hits out at Neil Francis 20 years after famously flooring him

Former Irish international Neil Francis has made a habit of trying to wind up the Welsh, surpassing himself with his snipe at Warren Gatland. Tony Copsey, the man who famously punched him in 1992, is not impressed

He has condemned Gatland’s Welsh-heavy team selection for the 2013 Lions series decider in Australia as “shameful nepotism”.

And while acknowledging that the New Zealander is a winning coach, he has also said he has “the intellectual properties of a tub of flora”.

So, what does Copsey make of it all?

The cult former Wales star was rather unimpressed after reading WalesOnline's story this morning, brilliantly tweeting: "What a load of c**p. Another slap might help!"

Today's verbal attack is not the first time Francis has set his sights on criticising Wales.

Last year writing in the Irish Independent, Francis said of Wales’ Six Nations performance at the Aviva Stadium: “In the vernacular there are 262 alternatives for the word sh**e — any could have applied to what Wales were trying to do

“Their skills broke down under pressure, they were beaten out of sight at the breakdown and their much-vaunted back row spent most of the afternoon reacting to what the Irish back row were doing.

“The key to playing Wazza ball (Warrenball) is forward domination and at this moment in time Wales do not have a pack that could dominate any forward pack in this Six Nations.”